>> you have to drink a fifth less. that's what's happening it "today in the bay." back at 7:25 with a local news update. good morning. all eyes on arizona. governor jan brewer sends out a late night tweet on the controversial bill. criticized for being anti-gay. will she veto it as early as today? record-breaking, extreme temperatures push their way into california with rain. and the deep south with tens of millions ever americans battling the brutal cold. taking the stand, kerry kennedy set to testify at her drunk driving trial this morning. will that help or hurt her case? and welcome home, fresh from their gold-medal winning performance in sochi. >> davis and white lit up the ice. >> olympic ice dancing champs

meryl davis and charlie white take to our rink here in rockefeller center only on "today," wednesday, february 26th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on the west coast at 7:00 a.m. and as unusual as it sounds, it is snowing. the plaza cam. not sticking too much. but snowing well. >> meantime out west, we have a rain. >> this is a double-edged sword. the areas are so dry, they will not absorb. they are worried about mudslides and three-hour delays at san francisco's airport.

it will be a mess. we have an interesting story coming up. do you worry about your underage son or daughter getting their hands on alcohol? using hidden cameras, jeff rossen found it can be as easy as asking an adult to buy them alcohol. his report is coming up in a little while. we want to get to the top story. critics lining up about the bill in arizona to refuse service to gays. the decision to veto or not. the decision is in the hands of governor jan brewer. nbc's mike taibbi is in phoenix. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. governor brewer has until the end of the week to make the decision. the pressure is mounting to kill the bill at the very least has reignited the culture wars. to the devout christians, the bill triggered daily protests is

nothing to do with religious freedom. >> i have a right to refuse to serve you for whatever particular reason. >> reporter: what if the reason is the customer is gay like the same-sex couples refused wedding flowers in washington state or wedding cake in oregon. by show of hands, how many think that's okay? >> to refuse? >> yeah. absolutely. >> reporter: but a lot of business owners have been doing the math. like the hotel owner ben bethel who emphasizes he serves everyone but has already heard about possible cancellations. >> $12,000 to $14,000 of lost revenue to the hotel. and that itself results in almost $2,000 in local and state sales tax revenues lost. >> estimates are it's not thousands but untold millions at stake if the bill becomes law and triggers corporate and

tourist flight especially lgbt. >> this is a proposal that will send tourists away and their dollars. >> reporter: that's why companies like apple and american airlines are urging a veto like john mccain and mitt romney and even state republican senators including steve pierce who supported and voted for the bill and have now changed their minds. >> we made a mistake and now we've got to fix it. >> overnight, governor brewer tweeted, i assure you as always, i'll do the right thing for the state of arizona. if governor brewer does veto the bill, conservative talkers like rush limbaugh say they know who is to blame. >> you're being bullied by the homosexual lobby in arizona and elsewhere. >> many of those in this church agree. >> where does it stop? >> reporter: now it's up to the governor. now, the governor has been careful to not tip her hand. but one of her aides was quoted yesterday as saying this bill was never part of her agenda. another hint that a veto is likely. savannah. >> mike, thank you. >> nicole wallace is a republican strategist who worked in the white house during the bush administration. nicole, nice to see you.

good morning. >> good morning. >> let's look at this in both ways. let's say she decides not to veto this bill. business owners in arizona can decide not to provide service to or employment to people based on their sexual orientation. what's the immediate impact? >> i don't think that's what she's going to do. but i think it took a long time last night to even find out and discover who was originally behind this. because even the republicans in the arizona state legislature who had voted for this measure have now reversed themselves. after seeing the way it's been received as discriminatory. when that wasn't the original intent. that's not how it's been understood by people of arizona. that's why you see people who supported it urging her to veto it. >> let's say she does veto it, and keep in mind, this did have support at one time in arizona. >> not too long ago. >> passed both houses of the state legislature. if she does veto it, she's got cover, by the way, economic cover.

what's the impact? >> well, i think she will be viewed as having listened to not just the people of arizona who are now protesting in pretty large numbers, but in maybe sending a message to people who want to fight for religious liberties, which, again, is a noble cause those measures need to be more targeted and cannot send the message that arizona's going to discriminate against any group of people. >> you say it's a noble cause. but the bill itself does force the question, do the religious freedoms of one group trump the right not to be discriminated against for another group? how do you answer that question? >> no doubt, in this case, they did not strike the right balance. but i think that we have to be careful not to paint this with too broad of brush. because i think the specific effort of trying to protect religious freedoms protecting anybody's personal belief system and not forcing them to do something that violates that. but in this case, no doubt, you've got republicans saying i hear you and understanding that the consequences of measures

like this are so grave, not just for our party, but for our country to be viewed as not tolerating any group of people. >> and since you can't take politics out of any issue these days coming up to a midterm election. if this bill becomes the law, what's the impact on the republican party? >> well, again, i don't think it's going to. i think she's going to veto it. but i think republicans are saying, i hear you, i understand the problems we've had in recent elections and we're not going to get painted with this brush that we discriminate against any group of people. gay americans or any other. i think it's also important to listen to businesses. you've got the super bowl threatening to relocate and move away from arizona. you've got apple, an employer in that state, very wary. so i think if she vetoes it, it's a sign she's listening not just to the people in her state but the employers in her state. >> thanks very much. >> thanks. we are following two big weather stories. bone-chilling the cold here in the east and in the west,

officials in california are preparing for storms. a good news/bad news situation, al. >> look at this. they are getting ready for sand bagging in southern california. it has been so dry, any water that comes in a real quick time is going to cause flooding. and if you look ahead this weekend, big weekend in los angeles. they are putting preparations by putting up tents along the red carpet. will they need them? we will give you idean idea lat on. san francisco as well all the way down to los angeles, you can see already rain moving in. heavy rain likely. three-hour delays at san francisco international airport. you can watch the two storms. this is the first one. it comes onshore bringing rain from seattle down to san diego. second storm making its way in from the west coast. look at this. we are talking about anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain from medford all the way down to

fresno and heavy snow in the sierra. that is good news. they need the snow pack for the water. and then we move east. look at this. we have windchill advisories and windchill watches and windchill warnings for the upper midwest. those winds really blowing hard. bringing in with it cold air as well. here is what you got. it feels like 23 below in minneapolis. chicago feels like 13 below. then the lows tomorrow morning, we are going to be looking at 3 in rapid city. 13 in minneapolis. 1 below in des moines. by friday, 7. look at chicago. by friday morning, 4 below. that is where we find dylan dreyer along the lake. dylan, it looks like a frozen landscape. it will just get worse. >> reporter: it is going to get worse, al. the windchill as you know as you mentioned 13 degrees below zero. it is very cold, but millions of people are waking up to

absolutely freezing cold temperatures. the arctic air is blasting much of the country. most of the winter, i have spent outdoors in the cold. i took it to a new extreme yesterday as i finally tried to embrace it. >> reporter: winter 2014 just won't quit. >> i have never ever seen roads this bad. >> reporter: in minnesota, commuter chaos caused by spinouts. throughout the midwest, the problem is ice jams and potential for serious flooding once winter loosens its grip. in northwest is ohio, dozens of rivers flooded with ice. and crews are forced to work outdoor was no relief. with the blast, some folks find if you cannot escape it, you might as well enjoy it. kids big and little, take to the

ice in downtown chicago. and in lake michigan, the city's annual polar plunge is set for sunday despite frigid temps and frozen waters. mike yonk plans to do it again for the seventh time. his advice for out of towners like me -- >> just jump in and get out as quick as possible. >> so we're geared up and ready to go. here we go! maybe sunday. >> reporter: i was literally this close to jumping in to lake michigan. but it's totally frozen over. clearly they have the ice breakers and bulldozers to break up the ice for the sunday's polar plunge. it benefits special olympics chicago. and our own jimmy fallon has agreed to take the plunge. on sunday morning, it's going to be about 15 degrees. the water temperature, a balmy 30 degrees. it almost looks nice to jump into, right, guys? >> no. >> no. >> tell her about --

>> dylan, thank you. natalie has tough talk from the president when it comes to troops overseas. >> president obama is drawing the line with afghanistan telling president hamid karzai sign an agreement to ensure the safety of any remaining u.s. troops or all of them are coming home by the end of the year. nbc's jim miklaszewski has the story from kabul. >> reporter: natalie, general dempsey will be meeting here today at bagram air base. and clearly, they're going to talk about president obama's order to come up with plans to pull all american forces out of afghanistan by the end of this year. now, general dempsey told us that he could not in good conscience order u.s. men and women into afghanistan if there was no bilateral security agreement that would protect them. general dempsey worries, though, that al qaeda is still alive and active here in afghanistan. and he's concerned that if the u.s. leaves, they'll be leaving that part of the job undone. and while general dempsey would clearly like to keep a small,

residual american force here in afghanistan, there is indeed a growing sentiment among some u.s. military officials both here in afghanistan and back in washington, that now may be the best time ever for the u.s. to pick up and pull out of afghanistan. >> jim in kabul, thank you. well, if you own a gm car, listen up, we've got a huge recall to tell you about. general motors is doubling the size of a recall to nearly 1.4 million cars for an ignition switch defect. the automaker previously recalled some chevrolet cobalt and pontiac g5 models, added the saturn ions, chevrolet hhrs. 13 people have died in crashes where the front air bags did not deploy due to the ignition switch defect that can cause the cars to stall. hollywood meets capitol hill in washington today.

oscar winner ben affleck will meet with john kerry about the democratic republic of congo, part of the eastern congo initiative. and seth rogen on the hill representing the national alzheimer's association to take part in a senate hearing. a police dispatcher out of a job in oklahoma today after officials say she was caught on camera smoking pot on the job. it happened after an officer was unable to get ahold of the dispatcher on a two-way radio. police say that's because she was out near the garage door smoking pot when he came back to check on her, he smelled marijuana and confronted the dispatcher. they say she eventually fessed up, so the officer had no choice but to arrest his co-worker and she agreed to resign. some whale watchers in mexico got more than their money's worth during a recent expedition. the boat was traveling off the coast of baja when the whale swam up to the boat and without warning tried to give everyone onboard a high five. managing to slap a teen girl on the head with the massive tail. she's okay, bu

good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren with a microclimate weather alert. this is impacting morning drive. light to moderate rail with heavier pockets along the peninsula. in addition to that, also getting lightning strikes offshore. expecting thunderstorms to continue to develop as we head throughout the day today. we'll keep you updated in combination with those very, very heavy downpours. we're talking about gusty wind, three-hour flight delays out of

ank yoind will continue to whip. much. cities across the country say they've never been through a winter with so much havoc on the road. nbc's tom costello is in hard hit washington, d.c. >> reporter: good morning. this is just one of thousands, i mean thousands of potholes here in washington, d.c. they've already filled, but it's already sinking yet again. if you hit one of these, you're talking at least $400 in damage to your car on average. and it's not just the east coast and the midwest. the southeast has also been through a brutal winter. >> it's the bone rattling crunch and thud echoing across the country this winter. >> hit the pothole, jams on the side of the rim, bent the rim and had a flat. >> reporter: ruining suspensions, damaging tires and forcing governments to fill the

holes. 3/4 of cities and states have already outspent their winter maintenance budgets. in washington, crews have already filled 9,000 holes. in chicago, they're up to 165,000. in new york where a school bus was nearly swallowed, the mayor has added an extra $7 million to the pothole budget. while in indiana, the governor has ordered a pothole surge. >> repair as many potholes as quickly as possible. >> reporter: here's how potholes development, pavement is laid over a base layer of gravel and soil. when water leaks through cracks in the pavement, it seeps into the base layer. when that water then freezes, it expands moving the soil. once a car rolls over the pavement in a weakened spot, the pavement cracks and gives way. >> wheels, tires, control arms. >> this repair manager says car damage can get expensive quickly. >> it hurt the axle, broke the strut and the wheel went back into the fender. >> the total bill?

>> about $3,000. >> 3,000. >> the potholes are only making the dire conditions of the nation's infrastructure even worse. the former secretary of transportation says congress needs to step in with billions in repair money. >> we are in a crisis in america when it comes to infrastructure. >> meanwhile, for the morning commute. watch your kidneys. >> i hit a pothole twice on my right side, the front tire and then the back tire, it bent the rims, ruined the tires, cost me about $900. and it ain't cheap. watch where you're driving. back to you. >> all right. tom costello. >> it's a mess. when you drive everywhere around this area and all you see are these things like a foot deep. >> when they're filled with water, you don't know how deep they are until it's too late. >> and this summer, i predict massive water main breaks across the country because of the infrastructure. because of the expansion and contraction. >> what's the good news from you today? >> yeah.

i feel very pretty. i love my selfie today. >> very good. >> you need more of your ginger juice? you left it in the orange room. >> i do. >> what you talking about? >> oscars are this weekend. >> yeah. >> one of the odds-on favorite for best supporting actor, jared leto. he did something cool yesterday. he asked his mother to be his date. not only did he ask his mom, but got his brother shannon, they're in the bands three seconds to mars, jared could have the pick of the litter as far as dates to the oscars, but he and his brother facetimed their mom and asked her. look at the reaction. we thought it was priceless. there's constance leto. there mouthing, "no." i'm busy. we thought that was cute. don't forget, as you're watching the oscars, go to today.com, vote for your favorite dress and stay informed with the action. monday morning we'll have our

today oscars after party. back to you. >> by the way, kathie lee gifford and i on the red carpet. >> love it. >> get ready. >> you think you're worried about potholes, wait until you see this. coming up, it is a key day at the drugged driving trial of kerry kennedy. she prepares to take the stand in her own defense. we'll have the latest in the courtroom. and as simple as asking an adult. a rossen report hidden investigation reveals how easy it is for teenagers to get their hands on alcohol. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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moderate, and orange an indication of heavy downpours across the bay area. right now, mostly right over the inner bay. hayward, danville, concord, moderate to heavy rainfall. san jose area, you can see a moderate batch developing here. rain will intensify as we head throughout the day today. and in addition, to those heavy downpours real-time lightning strikes offshore. expecting that activity to ramp up as well. with stronger thunderstorms we could see wind gusts to 50 miles per hour. pea-sized hail possible. we're watching for brief, heavy downpours as well. we have strong wind out there for flight delays out of the sfo to three hours at this point. wind will strengthen today. wind is going to be the biggest component from the storm system. stop the clock at 7:00 p.m., high end of the key, hot pink, 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts for most of the bay area later this evening. mike. >> this is what we're talking

about, yellow right over at san mateo bridge. westbound commute off of the toll plaza slow quite a bit. visibility on the bridge is critical especially with low barriers, but a smooth flow around the bay. green highlighted all over, that's wet roadways. blue, ponding here, southbound 880, san leandro, hayward. northbound sigh, sib debris. northbound routes very slow. >> take it easy headed out the door. another local news update in a half hour. hope to see you then.

♪ and president obama told the pentagon to prepare for a full troop withdraw from afghanistan by the end of the year if the

afghan government continues to sign a security deal. and preparations under way for hollywood and building a large tent where stars will enter ahead of the awards show. you will find al roker and kathie lee gifford. >> they added extra security. >> good move. >> still ahead on a more serious note, would you buy alcohol for an underaged teenager? wait until you find out what happened when we put adults to the test in a hidden report rossen reports investigation. it may surprise you especially how it falls along gender lines. are you passing your body image issues on to your kids? we have a candid conversation with cameron diaz. let's start day three of the drug driving trial of rfk

daughter's kerry kennedy. katy tur has the latest. >> reporter: kerry kennedy walked into court on tuesday without a word. inside court, the 54-year-old kerry kennedy, the ex-wife of governor cuomo, said she was driving without knowing she took a sleeping pill. police say she side swiped a tractor trailer and kept driving. officers found her slumped over a wheel of her car in her gym parking lot. kennedy long maintained her innocence. >> i remember getting on the highway and i have no memory until i was stopped at a traffic light and a police officer was at my car door. >> reporter: kennedy's lawyers argue that although she did take the generic form of ambien, it

was accidental. on the stand, toxicologist elizabeth spratt, it could take two hours with her height and weight to take effect. if convicted, she could face a year in jail and a fine and suspended license. for "today," katy tur, nbc news, new york. >> well, lisa blume is author of a new book, "suspicion nation," lisa. good morning. >> good morning. >> we'll talk about the book in a moment. but i want to ask you about this kerry kennedy trial. interesting set of facts. and everyone agrees she took ambien and got behind the wheel. but she says it was an accident. >> well, the law assumes we intend the logical consequences of our actions, but she's going to say it was a mistake, and i don't know if they have any witnesses to counter that.

>> do you think it's a good idea to take the stand? it's always tricky. does she have a choice? >> absolutely. she's going to say there's a similar pill, a thyroid pill, and it was an error on her part. >> do you think that the prosecutors have gone too far by taking this to trial? it's a misdemeanor case. there's not jail time at issue. are you surprised we're all the way to a trial? >> yes, and you would expect this to result into a simple plea bargain, instead, we have a full-blown trial. >> we have people on the stand talking about her character, her humanitarian work, her mother ethel kennedy, 85 years old, coming to the courtroom with her. does this kind of evidence sway jurors? >> i think so. the argument is she was a humanitarian, she'd never do anything to intentionally harm another person. her life's work has been to help other people. we'll see how it turns out. >> let's talk about the book. it's out today, suspicion nation. it's a close examination of the

trial of george zimmerman. ultimately, what do you conclude about it having looked so closely at the case? >> i was so disturbed looking at this case day-to-day. i couldn't put it behind me. i had to do my own investigation and tell the story inside the jury room with a new examination of what went on there. i told the story about witnesses who were not prepared and terrible mistakes made by the state of florida prosecuting this case. i think it was a travesty of justice. >> you are very tough on the prosecutors in the book. what's your ultimate conclusion about them? they were ill-prepared, bungled the case? their heart wasn't in it? what are you concluding here? >> well, i have the top six errors made by the prosecution. i lead it to the readers whether this was intentional or carelessness. i think the prosecutors made many of the mistakes we all make. that is racial profiling, an assumption about trayvon martin based upon his skin color. i think the issue of race was

really fumbled by the state of florida and everybody in that courtroom. this case was mishandled. and we saw it again in the michael dunn case. >> well, lisa, the book is out today, "suspicion nation," you look closely at the trial transcripts. thank you very much. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> let's take a turn and get a check of the weather from al. >> "today's weather" is brought to you by the new windows. one experience for everything in your life. well, we have been experiencing one rough winter, but depending on where you are, maybe not so bad. in fact, right now, we are looking at snow from washington, d.c. all the way up into new york now, philadelphia with a quick hit. you will have snow this morning and clearing this afternoon. look for clear and cold conditions later on tonight. now, as we move ahead, this is kind of interesting. where the jet stream bubbled up to the north, look at this, so far, compared to average for february from silver city to reno, nevada, temperatures everywhere from 6 to 8 degrees above average. then you come to the east where

the jet stream has been way to the south, we're talking anywhere from 6 to 10 degrees below average. and in a place like chicago, it has been misery. average temperature for the winter, 19.1. so far in the top five coldest winters. and guess what, we've got about six days in a row of below zero temperatures coming. it's going to move up. and snowfall wise, 68.3 inches of snow for the season so far. normally 28.8, again, a top five winter. we still have a lot of snow to go. so look for that to move up, as good morning to you. meteorologist christina loren, with it microclimate weather alert. gusty wind, heavy rainfall impacting the bay area right in the heart of your morning rush hour. you want to give yourself extra time if you can. radar now, you can see moderate rainfall impacting greater bay area, rain rates an inch per

hour and roads aren't equipped to receive the moisture as fast as it's coming in. watch out, we could see localized flooding ponding on street levels and take it easy on the evening commute. moving in. thanks very much. think you could find your old s.a.t. scores? >> hope not. might need to dust them off. coming up next, an eye-opening hidden camera investigation for parents, the simple way your underage son or daughter could be getting access to alcohol. still happening right after this. honestly? i wanted a smartphone that shoots great video. so i got the new nokia lumia icon. it's got 1080p video, three times zoom, and a twenty-megapixel sensor. it's got the brightest display, so i can see what i'm shooting -- even outdoors, and 4 mics that capture incredible sound. plus, it has apps like vine -- and free cloud storage. my new lumia icon is so great, even our wipeouts look amazing.

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rossen used hidden cameras to put adults to the test. the results are shocking. >> they are. and so many people are dying from this. spring break is coming up. and you know what that means, teenagers are looking to score alcohol. and you're about to see how easy it is for them to get it. if you were walking into a liquor store and a couple of kids you've never met before asked you, hey, can you buy us booze? would you do it? wait until you see what we found. surprising results when we went undercover in the suburbs. >> it's the middle of the day. and these kids want a drink. >> do you think you could get me a six-pack? >> they hit the jackpot. adults they just met buying them booze. >> $7. >> we're watching it all on hidden camera. >> hi, ma'am. >> oh, you've got to be kidding me. >> make no mistake, underage drinking can turn tragic. 4,700 young people dying each year from alcohol poisoning to

drunk driving. authorities say it's often an adult supplying the booze. so we set up an experiment in suburb suburban new jersey. we wired up this store with our hidden cameras and hired these two actors. they're both over 21 but posing as underage teens. >> excuse me, sir. >> approaching nearly two dozen customers. >> do you think you could get us a six pack? >> we were encouraged. none of the men gave them alcohol. >> i don't think so. >> just a couple of beers. >> no. >> you look like a baby. >> but the women. >> hey, ma'am, do you think you could do me a big favor? >> -- were about to surprise us. >> do you think you could get me a six-pack? >> how could you do this to me? >> she seems to know it's wrong, but keep watching. >> thank you. >> give me that. >> that's right. she goes inside, grabs the beer and gives our fake teens the alcohol.

>> you guys don't get in trouble. >> that's when i come out to talk. oh, no. i was thinking about you guys when i did it. >> why did you do that? >> because i felt guilty. >> you feel bad? >> yes, i do feel bad. they're going to do it whether i buy it or somebody else buys it. >> some women did say no. >> can you do me a favor? >> sorry, no. i can't. >> please. >> but it didn't take long to find another yes. >> excuse me, could you do us a favor and grab us a six-pack? >> if i get in trouble -- i'm sorry, guys. >> but suddenly she changes her mind. she buys the beer and within minutes, this discreet handoff. be safe, guys, please. >> hi, ma'am. >> oh, you've got to be kidding me. >> why did you do it? >> they looked old enough. i thought they didn't have i.d. next time i'll know.

>> we showed our results to jan withers, president of mothers against drunk driving. >> no man gave our actors alcohol, but it was the women who did. >> i found that just amazing. i expect them to be more protective, more cautious. >> but the biggest shock of the day came from this next woman. >> what do you want? come on. >> a six-pack of bud light. >> she issues this warning. >> if you ever give me trouble for this, i will hunt you down like a dog. >> she gives them the beer outside even offering this tip. >> don't hang out in front of the liquor store. you've got to be a little bit further away next time. >> you know, it can be dangerous for kids to have alcohol. >> look, polimister, get away f me. >> it's dangerous, not fun and games at all. and we need to protect our kids. >> told you it was surprising. police say there is a reason the legal age is 21 to drink.

studies show, kids get drunk faster because they don't weigh as much and they're more likely, as we all know, to use bad judgment when they are drunk. experts say our story should be a wake-up call for everybody, matt, and a good one either to talk to your kids so they don't go and do that. >> what was stunning to me, even as they would give the kids the beer, they would then say to them, now, be good. >> as if that's enough. >> there's tug of war going on in their minds. coming up, did she drop too much weight on her way to being crowned the biggest loser? rachel frederickson to respond to criticism she's been facing. but up next, carson has more on "love your selfie" series, plus a live performance later on in the show from the fray. [ female announcer ] dove body wash has a secret. really? is it the richness? it's like nothing i've ever felt before. what's the secret? i'm waiting. [ female announcer ] it's the noticeable difference it makes to your skin. dove body wash, a breakthrough formula

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moderate downpours and that will continue to be the case. this line of showers moving towards tahoe, potentially dumping three feet of powder above 7,000 feet. that's the great news. yaer where else it's low 7,000 feet. this in ways we're working with, next couple of hours dangerous conditions 880 and 680. >> traffic and weather, tied together. we have roadways, some windshield wipers going in the shot. the green highlighted means wet road likely. we see slow in northbound routes. wednesday, and kicking in, folks slowing down as the rain comes in through. not a lot of crashes but slowing. 92 across the san mateo bridge slower drive. blue, ponding and pulleding, hitting the area, slow between hayward and fremont. getting soupy as well and slowing toward the coliseum and

high streets. >> looks miserable. another local news update coming up in a half hour.

♪ ♪ hey, boy, what you gonna do it's it's 8:00 on "today," and coming up buried treasure. a california couple takes their dog for a walk and finds $10 million in gold coins in their own backyard. and does mother really know best? cameron diaz and maria shriver join the conversation. talking about the lessons you learn from your parents when it comes to body image. and a dressing that dress, pippa middleton finally opens for the first time about the form fitting bridesmaid gown that made her a household name and drew millions of admirers, today, wednesday february 26th, 2014.

good morning. we're newlyweds from michigan. >> we drove all the way from florida to enjoy the weather in new york city. >> stay warm in bakersfield, california. >> hola mexico. >> california ballerinas take on new york city. and we're back now on a wednesday morning. and look at those two familiar and happy faces. meryl davis and charlie white with the medals around their neck. taking a little victory lap here in new york city after their big win in ice dancing over in sochi. and they're going to perform for us a little while from now. >> we've had them on our rink before, but we've never had them as gold medalists on our rink. >> what is our rink? >> oh, it's the real deal. >> yeah, it's ice and everything. >> although today they would be cold medalists. >> a little breezy, no question about it. later charlie will play the

kazoo for us. >> he ran off to 48th street. a lot to get to. let's go inside. gn natalie has a check of the headlines. >> in the news this morning's nation top military officer on a mission to afghanistan this morning. joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey meeting with commanders one day after president obama ghanded complete pullout of u.s. troops by the end of the year. more than 33,000 remain in afghanistan and the u.s. hopes to leave a small force behind after this year. so far afghan president hamid karzai has refused to sign a joint agreement. and arizona governor -- some fellow republicans and business groups are among those urging her to kill that bill. they say it would hurt the state's economy especially tourism. brewer tweeted overnight, i assure you as always i will do

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a couple walking their dog in the sierra madres when they came upon a strange rusted looking can and several more just like. inside over 700 gold coins from the days of the arjal miners. >> buried all these eight different cans full of gold. >> this wasn't a bunch of coins buried in someone's yard, this is something no one in our business has ever seen before. >> not just gold coins but rare ones from between 1847 and 1894 in absolute mint condition. >> it looked as if it had just been struck yesterday. >> the face value in 19th century currency was $28,000. today they're worth over $10 million. >> not only is this a discovery of gold, but these coins are rare coins. they're like a time capsule of what was happening in our society. these are stories and history in your hand. >> amazing. now, the couple who found the coins hopes to remain anonymous. meanwhile the coins will be

going up for sale, most of them on amazon.com. what an incredible story. 8:05. let's go back to matt, savannah, al and carson. going to start digging in my backyard, guys. >> all right. mr. roker. >> hard to dig because the ground's a little frozen. but out west they're finally going to get a bit of a break. we've got not one but two storms coming into california bringing much-needed rain. first one already bringing shower from crescent city down to monterey. later today it's going to start spreading down to the south. you can see that system coming in from portland, seattle, down san francisco and into san diego. we've got rain developing, rainfall amounts 2 to 3, some areas 5 inches of rain. heavy snow in the sierra. and we've also got the lake effect snow machine cranking up. great lakes kind of ice-free now. so we're looking at some places picking up a foot of snow or more between watertown and syracuse and back to the western great lakes. three to six inche

8:05 now, i'm christina loren. a micro climate weather alert. we want to make sure you know what you have to drive to work through this morning. this is san jose where there is not typically downpours. we have big rain rates all across the area and we're getting realtime lightning just off shore. five yourself plenty of time, travel cautiously, showers will that'sfy. our latest weather. i like your hat! where'd you get that? >> matt lauer! it's a matt lauer special. >> proving once again that chivalry is not yet dead, but one guy who practices it now has pneumonia. >> and a stretched-out hat. coming up on "trending," remember what you got on your s.a.t.s? a surprising reason why you may need to find that score. and maria shriver talks to cameron diaz about

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♪ back now at 8:11 with "what's trending today." guys, we probably don't remember this, but at the royal wedding, pippa middleton wore a dress that was rather form-fitting. >> i remember that. i remember that very well. >> really? oh. >> what's wrong with pippa? >> so then i don't need to show you this radio to jog your memory. >> there it is. >> but there it is. for the first time, pippa's speaking out about that form-fitting gown, and honestly, how it changed her life. >> that's right. at a gala in london on tuesday, she joked "as i have found out, recognition has its up side and its downside, and you may say its back side." she added the alexander mcqueen dress "in retrospect, it fitted a little too well." >> nothing wrong with that. >> there you go, history finally put in place.

>> all right, well, on to other subjects. major news from the world of publishing as a top celebrity magazine is now taking a big stand. "people" magazine is vowing not to publish paparazzi photos of celebrity kids. >> wow. >> the dramatic move was inspired in part by actress kristen bell and dax shepard. the couple has been calling for a boycott of magazines that publish the unauthorized pictures, and they took on the issue right here on "today." >> it's all how the child is affected. that's the bottom line. >> well, other stars like halle berry and jennifer garner have also made emotional pleas for privacy. >> all right, and we will take that same pledge. we will no longer air paparazzi photos of celebrity kids on this program. >> good for us. >> enough said. >> all right. great! here's a question for you guys and everybody at home, what did you get on your s.a.t.s? do you remember? >> i don't want to remember. >> i'm so old, i only took an s.a. >> well, funny, guys. we did a little digging and we found it out. >> no, you did not.

>> oh, my gosh! >> by the way, you get 200 points for writing your name. >> i know. >> in this group, who do you think got the highest s.a.t. scores? >> savannah. >> no, that's not true. >> just a little smiling face on the page, too? >> no, no. >> for sure. >> aced it. >> all right, well, the reason we're asking is that now, apparently, a number of employers are asking job applicants for their s.a.t. scores, and i don't mean just recent college grads. we're talking about people in their 40s and 50s. >> that's crazy! >> it's the focus of a story in today's "wall street journal." some employers insist that even decades later, s.a.t. scores can provide insight on a person's strengths and weaknesses. >> no. >> i disagree wholeheartedly. no way. >> when we took the s.a.t.s, it was 1600. now it's 2400. >> exactly. >> and you can't find your scores. you go on to the college board website -- >> why would you want to do that? >> let's look them up. >> okay. >> because i guarantee i had one of the lowest scores here. >> i guarantee that i got 1400, but that's because i added up the three times i took the s.a.t.s. exactly right. you're not allowed to do that?

no. >> no. >> in that case, i got 1100. >> there you go. hey, our good buddy, jimmy fallon, the hits keep coming for him. on tuesday, the new host of "the tonight show" welcomed back paul rudd, the two staging an epic lip-synch battle. ♪ ♪ jukebox hero, stars in his eyes ♪ >> and then, jimmy tries on one of the basketball stars' suits. never mind that jimmy's 4 foot shorter than shaq, at 7'1". >> wow! >> jimmy's wearing a dress. guess what? in our third hour, jack will be here as well so -- >> do the experiment. put it on. >> i should put it on. down to my feet. little man in a big man's suit. >> that's "what's trending today." all right, let us turn now

to our "love your selfie" series. this morning, how our habits, both good and bad, are passed from one generation to the next generation. nbc special anchor maria shriver has more on that. maria, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt. well, we enlisted the help of cameron diaz, who can now add a new title to her bio, that of author. her now book, "the body book," is an in-depth look at the food we put into our bodies affects us inside and out. so, cameron and i sat down with a handful of mothers and daughters to understand how their own habits influence each other. >> the reason i wrote the book is because i really, really, truly believe there's not one generation yet of mothers who have raised their daughters understanding the actual science of their bodies. >> gorgeous girl. >> marker. >> love you, mom. >> i love you, too.

>> what can mothers do to help their daughters to have a healthy relationship with their body? >> really, the answer of how we can be who we want to be and who we're meant to be is really having the knowledge of knowing what's going on within our bodies. >> do you feel like you're in the body you're meant to have? and do you feel like your mother helped you with that or messed you up? [ laughter ] >> i think my mom did a great job. i was taught always, always from day one that beauty comes from within. >> and on the flip side of that, i've tried to impart also to emily and our other daughter, claire, don't do what i did. >> what'd you do? >> i ate -- i've eaten my way to this point. i'm upset, i want a cookie. i'm happy, i want a cupcake. >> we always just hear about food and, you know, thin-fat,

thin-fat. but for you to talk about it in terms of what you put in your body came out on your face -- >> that saying that they always say you are what you eat. >> extra cheese, extra sauce, no onions. i literally had 50 -- i'm not exaggerating, 50 acnes all over my face. you get to the place of thinking, what is this really doing? if it's doing that to my face, what is it doing to my inners, you know? >> you modified your diet and what you were putting inside, and lo and behold, your skin -- >> yes, the last thing for me was -- but something that i never thought i could live without is cheese. cheese was my go-to, and i never thought that i would be able to live without it. now i don't even think about it. >> she taught me about the eating healthy and cooking,

steaming. >> so, you actually eat for nutrition. >> yeah. >> most of the time. i go on my little binges. i love haugen dias, but i try to every day put something healthy in my body. >> we eat for so many reasons. and you know, the most important reason we should eat is for nutrition. ♪ >> did you know growing up what's good for you? >> i didn't have white bread until i was 9 years old because it wasn't allowed in the house. and i didn't know why it wasn't good for me. >> understanding those things i think is so empowering, and if you had that information to convey to her, she might have thought of things differently at 9 years old. >> do you think it's that women our age are actually learning about our bodies through our daughters? >> i think so. i think so. she's taught me so much.

i knew what to eat and what not to eat, not that i did it, but through her, i'm learning so much more about why. >> i think that the knowledge of your body and how it works on a se cellular level and understanding what that truly means is something that a mother can understand not just herself but then can pass on to her daughter or children. >> matt, it's also electricity that on our "today"/aol body image survey it found that 51% of all parents worry about how their body image affects their children, and i'm probably in that percentage. >> yeah, but go back to your person. so, your mom was someone i know who always emphasized health over looks. as a young girl, did you always see eye to eye with your mom on that? >> no. i don't know any young girl who always sees eye to eye with her mom. my mom stressed mental health and physical health, and she was also really adamant. she came out of the women's movement not to focus on your looks, but to focus on your

brain. but she didn't talk a lot about nutrition, and as most of the women in that room said, that's a thing in the last 10, 15 years, where so many of our daughters are actually educating us about what's good for us, about kale. i never heard of kale or quinoa or any of these things until recently, you know. i was on the twinkie bandwagon. >> i've got natalie here, too, maria. you've got two boys. >> yeah. >> do you actively talk about this or just lead by example? >> i think it's important for parents to lead as example. my husband and i are fitness addicts and we get out and exercise five days a week, and i think they know that in their lives, exercise is important, it's a great way for them to be more confident and to, i think ultimately, feel like they can do anything. >> but it's empowerment. >> empowerment. >> it's not about looking better in your clothes and the girls will like you more. >> it's not about fitting, being a certain size. i think it's more about having confidence in yourself and empowering you and feeling strong and healthy. >> natalie, thank you. maria, thank you very much. we appreciate it.

>> thank you, matt. >> let's go over to savannah. >> all right, matt, thank you. well, on the topic of body image, there was a bit of controversy tied to the season finale of "the biggest loser." [ cheers and applause ] 24-year-old voiceover artist rachel frederickson started off on "the biggest loser" weighing 260 pounds, but quickly dropped down to 150 in just four months on the ranch. but that was nothing compared to dropping an additional 45 pounds in the 3 1/2 months at home on her own before the show's live finale earlier this month, surprising the show's trainers and raising questions about her health. some have wondered if her dramatic weight loss of almost 60% of her original weight had gone too far too fast. and rachel frederickson is with us now. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> i wonder, when did you realize, oh, my gosh, there's this backlash? i mean, here you are at the moment, you won "the biggest loser," you worked so hard for it, and then you find out people are saying, wait, maybe she's

too thin? >> yeah. i mean, i did work so hard for the finale and for finding myself again. i felt amazing on the stage, i felt like i shined in my dress, and i got off the stage and twitter was all abuzz. the first thing was there was just so much chatter about it. >> were you surprised at that? >> i was, because i felt so proud of everything i had accomplished. my journey was my own, and i loved it, i lived it, so i felt really proud of what i did. >> can you understand now, when you look at those images why some people were worried? you are very, very thin. and that's the point of the show, but are you convinced it's healthy weight loss and not something that went too far? >> no, it was absolutely healthy weight loss. i dieted, exercised and did it healthy the whole way. so, i appreciate all the concern, and i can see where it comes from, and there is the movie magic, you know? it's over seven months.

it's almost a year of my life losing the weight. so, i was very unhealthy at 260 pounds, and now, post finale, i'm the happiest and most alive i've ever felt, so. >> are you at the weight you want to be now? >> i am. i'm in the maintenance mode, which is just as hard as losing the weight, i think. >> it might be harder, actually. >> yeah. i feel like it can be. adding in the family and socializing and work and getting it all accomplished, it's a big balance. >> we talked a lot this morning about moms and daughters, and i wondered what your own experience was, because here you were actually an athlete. you were not someone who grew up struggling with your weight. what do you think you learned from your mom, for good or for bad, on these issues? >> for me, it's the confidence. she has taught me to be independent, to love myself and to be me, because that's the best person you can be. if you're the best version of you, you know, that's wonderful. so, losing that a little bit with a heart broken and a

heartbreak, being so young, i wanted to get that back. she's my number one role model. so, if i can be independent and confident and just empower myself. >> and how is your process now? i mean, do you ever fear that you'll slide back or the old habits will come back? do you look at those images of when you started out on "the biggest loser" and think, oh, my gosh, what if i get into that situation again? >> yeah, of course, that thought always comes up, but i think that what i've learned is that i have an inner strength, i have a voice, and i can trust myself. i didn't trust myself. i was critical and i judged myself. and so, now that's why i love "love your selfie" week. that's what it's become, just this self image that you're with you the rest of your life. you'd better accept you and love yourself. and if everyone can have that gift, i mean, that's amazing. that's what i've gotten from "the biggest loser." >> well, rachel, you worked so hard, you look great. it's great having you here. thank you so much. >> thank you, savannah. >> tomorrow on "love your selfie," we'll tackle the power

of touched-up perfection in pop culture today. and just ahead, golden globe winner keri russell's here. and meryl davis and charlie white show us why they won gold in sochi live on our rink.

good morning to you. it is 8:26. we have a nbc bay area micro climate alert. a live look at san jose where it is coming don. on your right, a view of the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll have a look at the forecast in just a few. let's check the morning commute with mike. >> yeah, this is the san mateo bridge. it is smoothed out as folks are used to the rain coming down. you see the wipers on the cars coming toward us and the water kicking up on the cars driving

away. all the way down to fremont, with the wet puddling conditions. all slammed down to a low 15 miles per hour and starting to recover again. everybody just eased up. don't hit the brakes too hard. slowing in both directions on the 101 to 92. into and out of san francisco, we're really jamming up because of the valium of traffic. >> just the first in a series of a lot of rain coming to the bay area. have a great morning.

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♪ 8:30 now on this wednesday morning. it's the 26th of february 2014, and it's a chilly one. we're rockin' out a little bit to the fray's latest hit. they're going to perform it for us live coming up. that's right. also ahead, you know who's out on our plaza this morning we'll talk to in a second?

that is keri russell, and she is the star of a show that savannah adores. >> great show. >> called "the aamericans." >> season two premiers tonight. >> that's right. we're going to get some intel from that spy in a couple minutes, whether she knows it or not. >> plus, meryl davis and charlie white dazzled us at the sochi games. who can forget him playing violin for us. this morning, we're welcoming them back for a special skate on the rock center rink. >> and fellas, if you can't grow a thick beard, don't worry about it. >> you don't have that problem. >> i don't have that problem. >> no. >> we can tell you about a facial hair transplant and the unexpected request being asked of more and more plastic surgeons. >> that sounds painful. >> ooh. >> you know, with you growing the beard, maybe you started a trend. >> i don't think so. this is all mine. >> people are going in saying "i want the lauer." >> you're lucky yours is nice and even. >> that's like a jeremiah johnson type. >> and a programming note, friday on "today," jenna bush

hager talks to first lady michelle obama as we wrap up our "love your selfie" series. plus, they'll be doing some moving along with mario lopez and amy poehler for mrs. obama's "let's move" campaign. >> all right, and the first lady wants to see your moves as well, so take a picture of yourself dancing or working out and post it with #letsmove. if she gets enough responses, mrs. obama promised to get the president and vice president to show the world their moves. >> ooh. >> i'll bet you joe biden can bust a move. >> no question. >> oh, yeah. that's motivating. all right, al, let's get a check of the weather. all right, let's show you what we've got going on for today. our friends along the gulf coast from houston all the way to tallahassee looking at some fairly heavy rain through the afternoon hours. and in fact, as you can see, we've got those heavy showers and thunderstorms as low pressure develops along a stationary front, pushes its way east. it's bringing rain from brownsville all the way to daytona beach, rainfall amounts about 2 to 3 inches, heaviest

stuff between houston and new orleans. that's 8:33 now. i want to take it right to the radar this morning. christina loren here with an nbc bay area weather alert. we have quite a bit of rainfall across the bay area with the strongest storm system right now that front situated over the east shore. you see that very potent line of shores. it is expected to continue to intensify. we'll keep you live here on nbc bay area with updates throughout the day. you go. you're going to get another word in. >> all right, al, thank you very much. back in november, the men of "today" went shave-free for charity. i've decided to keep mine at least for today. what if you're a guy that struggles to grow a beard. >> for me, it's easy, this is my

8:30 a.m. shadow. for others, it's not so simple. a new procedure is gaining popularity, facial hair transplants. >> this season, the hippest new accessory for men, the beard. it's a popular look for any man from the runway to the bayou. but all that facial hair is giving some men beard envy. if you can't grow a beard or wish the one you have is fuller, there's hope for you. facial hair transplant. at up to $8,000 a pop, it's not cheap for your chin, but some won't stop at anything to get that look. with the recent influx of facial hair on the red carpet and areas like brooklyn, the procedure's gaining popularity. but some doctors have been performing it for over a decade. >> i've been seeing a lot of interest in young guys in their 20s and 30s, guys who look in the arts, living in downtown, living in downtown brooklyn.

all seem to be really gearing towards a hipster trend of more facial hair. >> she does up to six procedures per month. >> within the past three, four years there's been a tremendous increase in patients coming in every week looking to either fill in patches in their beard or mustache or really just trying to grow a full beard where they had very little. >> let me take a look at the back of your hand. >> how does it work? >> basically we're removing the hairs from the back of the head, cutting them down to individual hairs and placing them delicately into the recipient area. >> the procedure's almost identical to hair transplant on the scalp. one of the most popular beards requested, actor brad pitt. if next season beards are out, these guys will be lining up for another accessory, a razor.

>> or laser. >> laser, yeah. >> well, you do it to be cool, it's the trend, six months later it's not the trend. >> you're lucky you had that guy's beard about 5:00 in the afternoon. >> i do. >> 9:00 a.m. >> carson, just go like this. >> wait -- duck dynasty like that. all right. next up, keri russell on her hit show, family and a frightening scare in her personal life. >> and a special performance on our rink from olympic gold medalists davis and white. >> oh, nice.

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♪ we are back now at 8:38 with golden globe winner keri russell star of the hit show. >> keri plays a russian spy

keeping secrets and living in the u.s. during the cold war. and the one thing about secrets is, you never know who you can trust, family included. >> why would you open a closed door? >> i missed you, mom. and i'm sorry. >> well, i missed you, too, honey. and things are going to get back to normal now, they are. but we have to be able to trust each other. okay? >> or not. >> this show has a little bit of everything, and i mean wigs and crazy sex scenes and disguises. >> yes. >> are you surprised that -- what attention has become an overnight cult classic? >> it's always -- you never know what anything's going to do. so, yeah, absolutely surprising. and, you know, it's just such a fun, interesting show. i'm glad for it. happy for that. >> you're a kgb spy -- >> in real life, too. >> but i need some intel here. you need to give up some stuff here. >> what do you want? >> at the end of last season,

you got shot, okay. are you back to full strength? >> i'm off my game. i'm going to be honest with you. i'm off my game a little bit. >> relax, it's fine. >> what's happening with the fake marriage and the fake byproduct kid? >> the little fake byproduct kid? >> come on. >> they're real kids. >> it's a fake marriage. >> it's a fake marriage, but they're real kids. >> there were some troubles. >> we start this season. there's a much more unified front with the marriage. the marriage is very real now. they've all -- i very much want to be in that relationship. and now, if last season was a metaphor on marriage and how complicated it is, i feel this is a metaphor on family. >> savannah insists that i ask, sex scenes, some of the steamiest on television. >> don't make me get the lamp out. >> are they going to get steamier? >> yes. >> really? how can they get steamier? >> there are some incriminating

scenes tonight. yes. there are some very interesting scenes. >> and can we say some of your partners in these, i mean, they're not necessarily like the adonis guy. >> yeah, let's talk about that. i get -- nothing against those people. >> of course not. wonderful actors. >> meanwhile, my partner on the show, gets these beautiful, like every week, beautiful, young -- i'm like, what? >> explain to people why you're sleeping with these people. >> just because i want to. no, so we're spies and you use them as assets. you're always using your sexuality to get secrets or to get information or in a lot of cases, these spies marry people after world war ii, there was this whole thing they did where they married all these secretaries, and they just -- just to get all the information every night. >> you know, we were just at the olympics. one of the big thing at the olympics is pin trading. i had a guy walk up to me and

give me what i think is the best pin at the sochi olympics, but it's better for you than me. so i'm going to give it to you. put it up on the screen. kgb sochi 2014, still watching you. i'm giving you that. you are the perfect person to have that. >> are you kidding me? this is amazing. >> it's trading. you've got to give me something, too. >> still watching you. oh, my god. that's amazing. >> wear it on your jacket. >> i will. wow. >> that's the perfect segue to our ice dancers coming up next. >> good luck, season two of "the americans" premieres tonight on fx. and up next, meryl davis and charlie white take to the rock center rink. >> but first this is "today" on nbc.

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today at the rink brought to you by smuckers. it has to be good. >> this morning on "today" at the rink, the dynamic duo of meryl davis and charlie white in sochi. they became the first american pair to hit gold in ice dancing. and they re-wrote the record books. posting world records in both the short and the free skate program. meryl, charlie, good morning to you guys. >> good morning. >> good morning, savannah. >> are you guys jet lagged? we're all still a little -- >> you know what, our sleep schedule was so odd the last week we were in sochi, we're kind of going with the flow right now. >> yeah. >> what's it been like getting home? >> it's been awesome. it's been a little bit of a ride. we went through moscow and now we're here in new york and doing, you know, lots of fun media. it's been an awesome ride. >> i was joking about this earlier, but are you going to do the whole routine with the gold medals?

>> we thought about it because we never want to take them off, but i think for this, for you guys, we'll take them off. >> and i know i asked you last time i saw you guys, of course, living in the moment, enjoying this time. but we're all thinking, what happens going forward? are you going to get back out there competing and skating right away? or do you take a break? >> i think we're going to wait until we get home. we're riding on such a high right now, it would be unfair to make any decisions. >> yeah, the world championships are coming up. we have to decide if we want to do that. but after that, the stars on ice tour, it's 20 shows. that's sort of right now what we're looking forward to. >> are you going to do any slacking off? going to rest? >> maybe a little bit. >> pizza eating? >> right now we're thinking hawaii. >> you guys are going to perform for us, a gold-medal winning performance you're giving us. do you want us to hold your gold medals? >> we'll wear them. >> thanks. i don't think we deserve to wear them. but if you insist. >> yes!

>> all right. you going to take your jacket? or you're good? all right. go get it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> meryl davis and charlie white. thank you so much for the gold medals. just kidding. and still to come, we're going to head back for a live

performance from the fray right after these messages.

♪ the "today" concert series on "today." brought to you by toyota. >> 8:50 back with the fray. they've been making history since more than a decade ago. now they're out with a brand new album called "helios."

ben's home today anxiously awaiting the birth of his new baby, so the rest of you guys, good morning, nice to see you. lots of changes. band about to have a baby. >> yep. >> you are going to have a baby soon, right? >> four weeks. >> you are about to get married. >> getting married. >> right? so you trading in the tour bus for a minivan? >> we have a series of rvs, chain them to each other. >> but it's a nice time. you've been together for a dozen years or so. you expect changes personally, what have the changes been musically? >> well, i think we focus pretty heavy on making music that moves people emotionally early on and we're slowly wandering into the music that moves people physically. just trying to get a little groove on. >> different sound in the new album? >> yeah, worked with a producer named stuart price. he really pushed us to tap the old toe. >> you can't be in the music

business for a dozen years and not learn some pretty key lessons about the business and life in that world. what is the biggest lesson you've learned? >> if you're not yourself, people are eventually going to sniff it out and stop buying your albums and stuff. so i think the best thing is just to stick with who you are and what you know and as you grow, let your art grow with it. >> yeah. and you've grown amazingly because you're smiling -- you told me something a second ago on the commercial break. that when you were watching meryl davis and charlie white perform on the rink, you revealed something to me that you had apparently not revealed before. >> no, i think, you know, today's as good a day as any to reveal to the american people that i am a bit of a figure skater. >> you are? >> no, i've never said it before. >> how long did you figure skate? >> long enough to get off the ground. i did some jumps and stuff and twirls. i never wore frills or anything or make-up. but, you know. >> all right. roll the video. we have that.

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from your side love don't die ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> the fray, the new album called "helios" and they'll be back later good morning everyone. scott mcgrew. the first of two storms has hit the bay area. let's go to the weather center and christina. >> the radar tells the story. heavy downpours across the bay area with a heavy concentration on the east shore. we will be in the thick of it for today in combination with

heavy rain and gusty wind out there this morning to theñi tun of about 40 miles per hour from time to time. we're going to stay with this pattern and we're expecting more rain. stick with us and we'll keep you updated through this storm.

from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning, february 26th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales, tamron hall. snow flurries, a blizzard out there. >> not quite. >> it was for the four seconds. >> oversell. >> we've got a lot to talk about. we were talking about this front page story in the "new york times" about obesity dropping 43% among young children in a decade, we're doing our love your selfie series. >> really terrific. >> so really important finding. and you hope this is turning the tide. >> yes. >> and we saw the first lady

yesterday focus on cafeteria meals. what kids are being able to eat while at school. and that's equally important because we know if they have those unhealthy options at school, when parents aren't there, like any kid. >> exactly. >> and the study talks about parents just shopping smarter. they have more information, fewer calories, like sugar. >> a lot of people knocked mayor bloomberg, but if you look at the things he did that now have become kind of standard operating procedure across country. like calorie counts and fat grams on menus. you know, you are able to make these choices. >> but manufacturers are also making food -- you see the yogurt aisle, you have all the kids yogurts. for me, it was straight to the cereal aisle. >> even with the yogurts, there's a lot of sugar in them. >> a little bit of good news there. that report about obesity. we're looking at the cover of "people" magazine. paula deen has given a new

interview. looking at how she's doing about nine months now after the controversy when she was the subject of a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. the lawsuit was later dismissed by a judge. paula tells people now, some people said i never apologized. if anyone did not hear me, i want to apologize. i would never hurt anyone intentionally, never. among the other revelations, she says when she woke up every morning, it was like her world was crashing down. she said she took comfort by reading positive comments posted online. she said i couldn't get off the computer except to go to the bathroom or eat. one other tidbit, she said, after all this controversy, she made eight cakes in six days. she did what she knew how to do. she made cakes. >> i don't know if i'm going to be able to survive this. i wouldn't have baked the cakes, i have have eaten the cake batter. >> you know what, it is a lesson. i think it's a lesson to all of us.

i think for people who were critical of her and i was disappointed when you hear these details and even saddened, but we are about forgiving. and there's so much, but a pound of flesh you can give. and once you see someone is on the ground, do you keep kicking them? she has apologized. everyone can make their choice, but she did the right thing at this point. so do we do the right thing and forgive her? >> we all love a good comeback story. >> a sincere one, because there are some fake ones. >> absolutely. and you have to believe whole heartedly, she has felt this emotionally. and she's paid a hard price. >> and we know she'll make a good comeback. >> we know, she was just at the food festival, got a big ovation from the crowd. seems her fans, at least, have moved on from this. this story i love. you reported it earlier this morning. a california couple has dug up about $10 million in gold coins in their backyard. they were out walking their dog around the property, they noticed the top of a decaying

canister just kind of peeking out from the ground. turns out it was filled with 19th century u.s. gold coins valued at $10 million. >> wow. >> if only. >> the couple wisely keeping identities and locations secret. they don't want people coming to their yard. >> specifically, they don't want relatives showing up. it's like, i don't want my cousin from way back in the day. >> you know, if people know who they are, they're going to walk down have a morning coffee. people with pick axes. >> oh, yeah. it's true. >> listen, i was on ebay last night looking for the old -- >> the guy on the beach with the headphones. >> that's me. >> it's so funny. how many have you done that where you take out -- >> you have? >> we were at a beach once and there was a nice couple and my kids were fascinated with what they were doing. and they offered the kids an opportunity to do it. they loved it. except like two hours later, they were pulling up bottle caps. all that work for a rusty bottle

cap. are you kidding me? >> but they found it. >> they found it. >> and the coins are in pristine condition. they say probably from the 1800s from a mining crew. >> i was on with willie earlier, and i said, how do you know the value? do you go into the bank and say, weigh this. how do you know the value? >> that's right. all that gold. i think it was worth something like $28,000. >> in the 1890s. but nowadays, yeah, $10 million. there you go. >> go get it. stinky pete, the prospect. >> stinky pete. >> from "toy story"? >> yeah. >> there's a snake in my boot! >> all right. so we're in the toddler business or some of us. we've all been through these tantrums. there's a video of a toddler having a tantrum over an ipad. about two weeks ago, daniel and hope filmed hope's daughter

ashlyn having a meltdown over not being allowed to play with her ipad before bed. daniel posted the video to youtube. >> what do you want? >> my ipad. >> did you say ipad? >> my ipad! my ipad. >> why do you want your ipad? >> i want that. >> she's saying i want to go to bed. that's bedtime. >> as our executive producer point in ti pointed out this morning, that ain't a meltdown. i'll show you a meltdown. >> my son, once christmas time, middle of the aisle at target, full-on like fist-pounding, banging his feet on the floor. >> what did you do? >> i picked him up, pushed the cart away and said let's go. >> threw him over your shoulder. walked out. >> who's that lady running with that kid? >> he's my kid, i promise. >> wow.

>> see, that's an overly tired child. >> exactly. >> when i first heard, i thought, i'm expecting something spectacular. and that wasn't -- i mean, my kid where they turned into the tazmanian devil. >> oh. >> we've got the gold right here. i've got the real gold. forget that stuff in the ground. i've got the gold for in my opinion the champion of hosting right here. i want to crown him the champion. al, how you doing? >> hi, guys, how you doing? hi, newbie, how are you? >> how you doing? >> what's the occasion? >> well, the occasion is you and i made history, many years ago the wrestle mania one and now i'm back home in the wwe and we're making history again because i'm the official host of "wrestle mania 30" and it's the first live pay per view on the wwe network. and i need some tips from you as far as hosting goes.

yeah? >> what tip could i possibly give the great hulkster? >> well, we're going to be in the trenches with wwe wrestle mania 30. it's the new network, first pay per view. what do i do, man, in the trenches. what if there's a slow spot? what if the action slows down for a moment? >> you do what i do, you tear off your shirt. you flex your pecks. >> flex your pucks. >> uh-oh. >> here we are. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's how it's done. >> look at that tan. >> i've got to tell you, i did not see this coming. >> really? >> we want to invite all of you guys to "wrestle mania 30." >> if you're hosting, maybe willie should take part in a match. >> oh, that's lovely. >> willie should put the red and yellow on and go out there and take my place and i could manage him. >> really. >> yes! >> he'd have to take his shirt off. he couldn't have the suit.

>> this could be my role, the lame anchor. >> the lame anchor. >> big hair and studio make-up. >> what could you give him as a wrestling name? >> his tag would have to be, what you gonna do when willie mania runs wild on you. wild willie. >> wild willie. >> wild willie. >> and don't forget -- >> this is real. >> you're real. a hulkamaniac. new orleans, april 6th, wwe network, you're coming, right, brother? >> i'm in. i'm in. >> we want another one! >> while you guys flex the puck, i'm going to go over here and check out -- i know, but he said he wanted to flex the puck. hey, it is cold out there, hard to flex your pecks when it is -- we've got windchill advisories, windchill watches and warnings stretching so far. look at the wind flow. this is why we're going to be looking at these dangerous

windchills. in fact, right now feels like 25 below in minneapolis, 15 below in des moines, 14 below in chicago and 2 below in cleveland. tomorrow morning, look at these lows, minus 1 in chicago, 15 below in bismarck, grand isle, 9. friday morning, 7 below in minneapolis. that's air temperature, 9 below in lansing, cleveland, marquette, michigan, 13. here in the northeast, 0 to 17 in new york, 27 in memphis, and then as you make your way on friday, again, temperatures in the teens, and as you get into the northeast, single digits to below zero. 9:10 the time this morning. still looking at heavy rainfall across the bay area. i'm anthony slaughter. rain continuing to fall. the north bay getting just some sprinkles up there, but the farther south you go, the south

bay really gets socked in right now, and lightning being detected off shore. don't be surprised if you hear thunder. we will keep you safe all day lock. >> that's your latest weather. willie geist with the latest -- >> yeah. >> you're ready for wrestle mania 30, brother. >> i'm ready. we're going to see you in new orleans, hulk. coming up next, another guy who barely fits in our studio, 7'1" basketball star turned tv star shaquille o'neal. talking hoops. >> wow. >> oh, my gosh. >> he found a polly pocket. tonight i'm striking up a conversation about cleaning bums. you cannot short-change a clean bum. get ready for this. it's a wipe for your bum! so you do a bit of dry, and then a wet, and then a dry, and you're good to go. do you think they're for girls?

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shaquille o'neal also apparently one of the greatest basketball players of all time. he won four nba championships during his legendary 19-year career in the league. >> but shaq's latest gig is upload with shaquille o'neal where he puts a funny spin on some videos. and shaq is here with us. so good to see you. >> hi, shaq. >> how does the dog do that? >> before i get started, i have a couple presents for the ladies. >> a man that brings gifts. oh. >> the yellow roses. >> there you go. >> central park. >> you know that's against the law. >> that's against the law. >> that's okay. i am the law. >> what a gentleman. you could learn from this man. >> yes, i could. i could learn to not dunk. >> tell us about the show, shaq. it's so fantastic. you have great friends who also help you out in all of this. >> well, basically it's a clip show, you know, i've searched the internet, we searched the

internet looking for the funniest clips. i'm all about humor. i work a lot, we all work a lot. to relieve my stress, i need a good laugh every now and then. we wanted to put together a couple of clips and just make sure that people like them. >> that's kevin hart. >> yeah. >> you have a running thing with kevin hart about how small he is? and how big you are, right? >> yes, kevin hart is a good friend of mine, very successful individual. i helped him, you know, start his career with the all-star shaq comedy jam and he took off from there. i like to make people laugh. >> is there a certain type of video that catches your eye? your videos are hilarious. what do we need to do, or somebody at home to catch your eye? >> well, you know -- funny is funny. >> funny is funny. >> you like kids in the video, dogs in the video, what? >> funny is funny. i like to see people get hurt. >> you know, i like to see

people -- >> that makes it funny. if you've been hurt, it's funny. >> yeah. you get hurt, it's funny. >> you brought us one of your favorite online videos a kid who accidentally steals a cup from a fast food restaurant. let's check it out. >> you stole it. >> i want to take it back. please! you already left. >> mom, please don't call the cops. please! >> i don't know what you want me to do, you stole the cup. >> i'm scared! please! >> okay. i'm watching the show. i'm in. >> on so many different levels. she's terrifying her child, shooting a video while she's driving. >> right. >> so wrong. >> i don't want to go to jail. >> and he's crying. >> that meets your criteria because she's hurting him emotionally. >> he's being tortured. >> i don't want to say torture

kids to make the show but -- >> funny's funny. >> yeah. >> well, we fell in love with you, of course, on the basketball court. and i'm a manager of a kid, up and coming kid who can bring it. this kid has game, shaq, like none other. big willie, this one, this kid, wait until you see him dunk. look at that. magic! that was real. >> that's not real. >> yes, it is. >> that's 8 feet. >> shaq -- >> you think that's not real? >> that was at michael jordan's house in his gym a couple months ago. >> that's real. did you see how far he got off the ground? >> i put on the 23, you get wings. >> we've got a hoop over here. >> oh. shaq, you feel like you're ready? >> come on. >> let's do it. >> all right. >> not me. get up there. >> okay. come on, willie. >> come on, shaq. >> i'll be the ref. here we go. what are you playing? >> best looking ref i've ever seen.

>> you go. >> did you hear my line? >> thank you. >> that's right. >> use the ball first. you're not dunking. >> how does one defend shaq? >> you can't. >> big willie, come on, willie. that's a foul, man. that's a foul. >> charge. >> no charge. no charge. >> oh, man. >> you are real, the man, the myth, the legend. >> show him, willie! come on, willie! bring it! whoo! yes! yes! that's my boy! that's my boy! thank you, shaq. love you, willie geist! >> your ball. >> boom!

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welcome back, anthony

slaughter here with a weather alert. in the east bay, all the way through livermore and hayward. this is another intense ban that will continue to push through. here is the thing. we have been detecting lightning off the coast. if you hear thunder through the day, that's thunder happening across the bay area. we'll keep you posted all day long. let's check that drive. >> boom goes the thunder, slow goes the commute. people are starting to slow down. over at 101 northbound, we just see a few now on intermittent. you have to have the headlights on. slick conditions through fremont and the bay area. slow downs and spinouts still being reported. the traffic is starting to ease coming out of hayward. on the peninsula side, soupy

conditions here as well. in toward palo alto, continuing to slow down. bogged down on both sides through san mateo. spokes are jamming up around high street and calmer past the bay bridge toll plaza, but not as soupy as you see in this shot. >> look at all of those tough routes this morning. thank you, mike. appreciate it. we have more local news in a half hour. watch that rain out there. we'll give you a update on that in 30 minutes.

♪ welcome back to "today" on this wednesday morning, it's february 26th, 2014. i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and tamron hall. >> before we go on. ladies and gentlemen, history made. willie geist up against shaquille o'neal. >> it was amazing. >> in case you didn't see it at the end of our last half hour. take a look. >> let's see the replay. >> come on, willie! oh! >> i think my day was made. >> you're not going to go through shaq, you've got to go around shaq. head fake, left hand. >> what was going through your mind? >> i cannot get past this man, i'll throw up a prayer. >> meanwhile, he walked away like, oh, man. >> he was stunned. >> how many people have scored

before on shaquille o'neal. >> trying to guard shaquille o'neal was a window into the problem people had for 20 years. >> 7'1", 320-something pounds. incredible. he's a good man. >> hilarious, too. >> mr. roker, a check of the weather for us? >> let's show you what we've got. and good news for our friends out west. they desperately need rain, and they've got not one, but two storms that are going to be coming onshore. first one brings heavy rain from crescent city, all the way down into southern california. there's a second storm behind that that's going to bring even heavier rain and mountain snows and winds, as well. so you can see next 24 hours, a lot of rain, 1 to 2, 3 inches of rain. talking about a foot to a foot and a half of snow. and then, as we make our way to the east, we've got lake effect snow to talk about as well. wet weather along the southeastern atlantic coast into the gulf. and we're going to be looking at light snow in the northeast from

new york, washington, d.c., all the way on up into boston at most 1 good morning, anthony slaughter in for christina loren today. we have a heavy ban of rain pushing through 880 right along 880 oakland down two fremont. that's the first batch of heavy rain and there is a second batch off the coast of san francisco. this will push into the city and the south bay throughout the afternoon. keep the umbrellas handy, it will be raining all day long. weapon keep you posted with the latest. your latest weather. nat, tam? >> now to our six months to a six-pack challenge. helping you get rid of that spare tire or muffin top. it's been over a month since we've seen them. >> and of course, they've encountered a few bumps along the way. but they're here to share their smart solutions with joy bauer

and fitness trainer. good to see you. >> hey. >> i wasn't here when it started, but you look fabulous now. >> you have to keep in mind, this is less than two months. when you hear these numbers how much they're down, you're going to fall over. >> you weighed them in this morning. >> kelly started at 177 pounds, she's now 152 pounds. that means she's down a total of 25 pounds. >> wow. >> congratulations. >> okay. tamron started at 178 pounds now 161 pounds. she's down 17 pounds. >> all right. >> ralph started at 200 pounds, he's now 176 pounds for a total loss of 24 pounds. >> congratulations. >> fantastic. >> you can see -- >> great. >> well, let's start talking about some of the -- i think a lot of people hit those bumps in the road in their weight loss. first starting off with their six pack food problems, kelly, you had issues.

what was your problem? and how did you solve it? >> the problem being, i think the winter and the cold and i grave hearty foods. i want substance and i wanted to be warm. so i just came up with a soup real quick, some broccoli, vegetable broth, chicken broth, whatever you have, blend it all up if you want skim milk in it to make it a cream of milk. you can top it off with cheese, a cheddar, and add a crunch to it. >> she nailed it with this soup. one cup is only 60 calories. >> wow. >> and there's so many creative yummy things you can do to sort of make comfort foods. you can use lean ground turkey, reduced fat dairy. i put a ton of comfort food makeovers on our website at today.com. and i'm also going to tweet out all of these recipes using the #todaysixpack after the show. >> good. >> anything you want to add to it. >> now, the fitness problem you

encountered, staying motivated, avoiding the mindless eating, which i think a lot of us do. jeff, how did we tackle that? >> sure, i know that kelly did quite a bit at home with ankle weights and just kind of moving around the house more. the thing is that usually prime time tv means prime time snacking. >> yeah. >> and for most of us, it's tough to break that habit. so i don't really want people to overhaul that pattern immediately. but what they can do, is start modifying it. and the best way to do that, exercise during commercials. of course you should watch anybody who advertises. but at least get up, do some body weights, squats, you can march in place like joy's doing. jumping jacks, anything, just do it during commercials. >> what was your problem? >> water. i'm not a fan of water, really. but i needed to find a way to get more fluids in. so i mixed the cranberry juice with water but also told i could use lemon, lime, cucumber, anything to spice it up.

>> you're putting a shot of fruit juice into water or for people that like bubbles, give up the soda and go for the naturally flavored seltzers. >> getting my steps and getting the exercise in. i walk from work home. it's about 4.3 miles. and i do that about two or three times a week. it gets the stress down and i feel great. >> if that's not an option, what do you do? >> got to move further away from work? the body wants to wind down toward the end of the day. the best thing to do is avoid high-threshold exercises. opt for yoga, instead, low-threshold moves and there's great moves on today.com. >> and really quickly to you, what was your food problem? >> my problem is best laid plans. i'm never there when my meal's ready for me because i get called out as a paramedic to respond to an emergency. i usually find myself very hungry after a call from the stresses. i have carrots, it takes a while to get them in, to chew them and

get that crunchiness and i like to have peanuts and cashews because you have to undress each of them one at a time. >> gets a gold medal. >> and jeff, really quickly and ralph, what was your fitness issue. >> not really an issue. i'm competing, i monitor everything. and my wife and my son, they have really become very, very competitive. and she's doing a great job. and she's watching. >> there they are. >> watching everything. >> and my son's leaving in a few days for the air force. >> congratulations. >> keep moting each other. >> we do. >> keep motivating us, as well. we've also posted three more of the ab blasting recipes on today.com. shopping for a new microwave or stove, right after this. hungry for the best?

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you're away and your kids leave the door ajar, it pings you on your app to let you know and you can check when the filters need to be replaced through the app. again, great amount of space for half the price. >> very cool. let's move on to stoves. these viking ranges are fancy. >> this is the ferrari of ranges. and the price is certainly high. this is something that would literally be in the listing for your house if you ever sold it. what we love about this is the amount of btus you get. the standard btus 7,000, this one has upward of 23,000. so the heat you're going to get on this thing. >> professional grade. >> professional grade. this hinge is like butter when you try to close it. very, very soft. very smooth. >> oh, look at that. it's like self-closing. >> it is. >> how much is this? >> $8,000 and change. okay. this is an investment. it's an investment. for guys who love, you know, who love their toys, this is

something you'd really feel like a pro. >> okay. >> this guy from ikea, they do swedish meatballs, well. this is just $700, gives you high heat on one of the burners, so you're going to get that ability to sere and stir fry. and it's $700. >> do you have to put it together? >> yeah. >> that one wrench. >> and then you're done. >> and the instructions, it's all in part, half way down, it's done. >> and you can make as many swedish meatballs with all the money you saved. and this is a four-in-one product. panasonic has done an incredible job. i find that the polar vortex happens to be generally in the middle of the foods you microwave. you can bake, broil, convex and microwave. >> what will that cost you? >> it is $700. >> okay. >> this guy, on the other hand. do you want the popcorn bowl, by the way? this one is only $85.

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>> we know it's not a mistake to ask for a raise. that's a good idea. >> absolutely. >> but when you ask for the raise can be the problem. >> it is all about timing. think of the week. no one wants to be asked to hand over more money on a monday or tuesday and a depressing day. there's a lot of work to be done, aim for thursday or friday. but better than that, time it so you've had a big win, won a new client, come up with a cool idea. that's when you ask. >> and if you get rejected, don't walk away a loser, negotiate before you leave. especially important for women, we don't negotiate. ask for a week of vacation. ask for, you know, some flex leave so you can at least, you know, get something out of the meeting. >> no doesn't always have to mean no. next, you say failing to maximize your 401(k) is a big, big mistake. >> huge. >> what are you leaving on the table? >> tax savings, potential match from your employer, which is essentially free money. >> max it out as much as you can. >> how about this one, mark? spreading negativity. what's a good example of what that can do. >> the sort of person comes into

the office going, oh, this winter, the trains are late, the traffic was bad. that kind of negativity brands you as a negative person. and in the end, everyone around you just wants to kill themselves. you've got to try and avoid that level. don't brand yourself negative, be more positive or keep it to yourself. >> that is bad for the office. >> gossiping, although we all engage in it, it does brand you as someone that cannot be trusted. >> okay. good to know. next, mark you say, and i love this, leaving the meeting is a big mistake. and we're not talking about physically getting up and walking out. it's about what you put out there when you're in a meeting. >> exactly. this is about how you sit in a meeting. there is a notional imaginary curtain between the edge of the table and the ceiling. you should be through that. this means i'm in the meeting. i look interested. the mean you lean back, you've left the meeting and not only that, watch people around you. if they start looking at their phones or leaning back, you've lost them. >> all right.

lean in. >> lean in. okay. that's good advice. let's talk about getting too comfortable in your job. this happens to a lot of people, who say i'll be here forever. >> you should be always updating linkedin. the best advice i ever got from my first manager was even when you first started a job, doesn't mean game over. the best time to get a job is when you have one, you want to be proactive, not reactive. >> and just because you've got the job doesn't mean you're going to stay there. every day is like a job interview. never give up. >> and everybody is replaceable, right? all right. great advice, thank you, both. >> good to see you both. >> we'll be back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

kathie lee and hoda coming up next. >> yeah. what's up? >> not only do we have charlie

white and meryl davis. >> yeah. >> we have their mothers. >> oh. >> we are so stoked to have the moms here. and we have mark burnett from the new movie "son of god." >> and the fray. >> the fray. >> there you go. did you guys see earlier? >> what happened? >> take a look. >> you missed it? >> look at this. >> oh! isn't that unbelievable? >> check it out. >> that was real. >> that did not -- look at your face. >> no. there it is. there it is. >> what? there it is. >> what? good morning nelly! woah. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya.

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let's look at san jose. anthony slaughter, a big storm. >> yes this morning around 3:30 los gatos had 55 miles per hour wind. it is moving right par real be 680. another storm moving through right now about to hit the coast. we have reports at sfo of delays on arriving lights up to 2.5 hours. it will continue to fall. in fact, tracking strong energy off of the coast. we could be looking at thunderstorms and strong winds, hail, and a risk of tornadoes. we'll talk about it and have updates all day long. here is mike. >> anthony, it's a big deal, we have not had a lot of big crashes. folks in general driving slow.

it is starting to get a little break as that second ban is coming in. be prepared for that over the midday and evening commute. here is the map that we will show you also the travel times. coming south to the san mateo area. coming over the water, 92, starting to smooth out. the green overlay on all of the maps is the wet road conditions. we don't have as much 20s as the red zone. coming up to the 30s, that's good news. slow commutes in the slower spots like 880 through fremont because of jammed up traffic. scott, back to you. another local news update in half an hour.

this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> great to have you all here on a snowy wines day wednesday. >> again. >> oh. >> we have a big show. we have a lot of joy. spring is in our hearts. we have gold medal winners charlie davis and -- meryl -- meryl and charlie are here with their moms and we are thrilled. now we love that the medalists are here, but we are so excited that their moms are with us. we want to get into their brains a little. >> see how this all broke down.

>> yes. yes. yes. >> all right. and we also have two great, great people, roma downie and mark burnett are with us. they have the big movie, "son of god" coming out. tonight is the premiere of another mark burnett produced show. >> also we have the gator boys, you love them. >> where else are you going to find that eclectic group of folks? >> right here. >> on nbc news. >> i'd like to start out saying i was right. >> about? >> i was right. okay. so, do you remember last week when "achy breaky heart" was made into a rap song. >> yes. >> i said, this song is going to be big. >> yes. >> well, i am confirmed right again. the billboard charts came out. it's number 11 on the rap chart. that's up against -- >> oh. >> no, they beat jay z and beyonce, part 2 on the run, and

they beat drakes worst behavior. 11. let's listen to a little. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we had to buzz out everything, but the point is, i was right. it's climbing. it's climbing the charts. >> something else has fallen down if you know what i mean. >> billy ray. >> no, i love billy ray. he's a sweetheart. i didn't like that song the first time around and now that it's got that dirty thing happening, oh, please. and don't you dare keep trying to sneak things in that i hate when it's not ihoda day. it's winesday wednesday, stop it. that's enough. >> if you are into lip syncing, and who isn't, jimmy fallon had a lot of fun with paul rudd. they had a thing, a lip sync battle. >> singing tina turner's "better

be good." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ should i ♪ ♪ should i ♪ oh, you better be good to me ♪ just rocking, just can't stop ♪ ♪ got to keep on rocking, the boy has got to stay on top ♪ ♪ and be a jukebox hero ♪ got stars in his eyes they had like a singoff. >> he is 1,000% into everything. >> he's doing great in the ratings. >> seth is doing well. >> i didn't realize lip spts

syncing is working. >> "what's love got to do with it." >> i would like to do that. so paula deen is on the comeback trail, right? she is on the cover of "people" magazine. it's been nine months she admitted in the deposition that she used the "n" word. we talked about how everything was stripped away so quickly. >> before facts were even in. >> all hastily we thought because so many people have said such terrible things. she said it, she admitted it, she said for those of you who haven't done anything terrible cast the first stone. >> always a good one to bring up. >> yeah. we've always said that we believed that paula deen would come back. >> i believe every single person deserves redemption. if there's repentance, there should be redemption. every single one of us needs a second chance. if you can't give mercy you don't deserve to get mercy. >> in the article she said when she woke up, it was like the

world was crashing down again, she said it's interesting because sometimes twitter can be so cruel and facebook, she said her fans' positive confidence boosted her during that time. >> i know the feeling. i've been through some tough stuff, too. just to know that not everybody out there believes the allegations, number one thing. also, somebody loves you anyway even if you've admitted to something. >> she admitted to saying it. >> we get it. we love ya. can't wait for you to come back. >> new company, $75 million deal with a private investment firm. she said, some people said i never apologized. if anyone would hear me, she said she had. >> she shouldn't do it anymore. she's done it. there are going to be those people out there, hoda, no matter how many times she would say it, they've decided they are not going to. she should wipe the dust off her feet and keep going. >> she learned how badly words can hurt. it's not like she's saying, too bad, so sad. she felt terrible about what she said. let's move on to other things. >> okay. >> this is good?

>> what? >> the banning of the paparazzi for children? >> i was going to talk about "achy breaky heart" again. >> no, you're not. >> "people" magazine -- >> i can't believe robin thicke -- >> i know. i can't believe it. >> robin thicke and paula patton are breaking up. >> tmz is reporting, that's one of my sources, they said that he's trying to get back with her. they've been together since they were kids but all those pictures of robin with all those girls. remember the one when he had his arm around the girl in the mirror, you could see what he was doing? >> yeah. >> why did you bring that up? >> yeah. >> okay. because we can still take their pictures. they are paparazzi -- what's the word i'm looking for? >> available. >> but "people" magazine has now started a ban on using children's pictures of celebrities unless it's okay with the parents. >> yeah. >> i think that's fantastic. >> there's something that a lot of celebs have been fighting for. don't take pictures of my kids

when we're walking to school, going shopping. even though they're in public. please don't show the young kids. "people" magazine decided they would not print pictures that the paparazzi has taken of celebs children. >> they can very much traumatize children. that was true. when my kids were little it happened all the time. i ended up suing twice two publications. >> "people" magazine has always been the crown jewel. >> they're a class act. >> entertainment tonight is doing the same thing. jess jared, what's that? >> i know. i haven't heard that. >> jess jared is a website about a guy named jared. >> it's a website. >> it's just about jared. so "the voice" had its auditions last night. >> we love this. >> lots of great singers. one the judges battled over. let's take a look.

♪ i'll go to heaven or i'll go to hell before i'll see you with someone else ♪ ♪ so put me in the ground >> excellent. she made it! ♪ a little too much ♪ i'm going to tell the grave digger that he better dig two ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it's real. >> it's real, brother. >> you know what -- >> yeah, she's not lip syncing. >> is it real? that's her son. she had him when she was a teenager. i didn't see what coach picked her. >> they fought. we'll take a look and see how they fought? okay. >> let's watch this. >> come here. come here, girl. >> come on. >> i want her to be comfortable, too. she should have a seat in my big

leather red chair over here. >> fellas, do any of us -- >> oh, i was thinking that. >> here you go. have you tried usher's seat yet, because that's a lot closer for me to talk to you. >> she's got to go with blake. >> look at me in my eyes. >> oh, no, no, no, no, no. don't do that. don't look at him. >> okay. look at my lips. >> that's worse. no! >> this is no time to experiment with your life. this is not the time. this is not the place. >> don't you think a girl like me would understand you better than these jerks. >> dare to be different. >> we think she picked blake. >> she's got to pick blake because she's kind of like miranda. >> no, she didn't. >> she picked adam! >> now adam and usher have four

and blake has two? >> blake seems like he's getting the caboose. >> no, he's saving t. you have to save something for the end. >> how did she not go with blake? she's country music. >> i don't know her, hoda. i don't know what her thought process was. >> well, you asked for us to lip sync, "what's love got to do with it. ♪ ♪ what's love got to do, got to do with it ♪ ♪ what's love but a secondhand emotion ♪ ♪ what's love got to do, got to do with it ♪ ♪ who needs a heart when a heart can be broken ♪ ♪ ohhhh >> terrible. >> wrong lyrics up there, by the way. >> whatever. >> let's move on. is it almost time to interview our olympians and their mothers. >> yes, it is. >> over there next, aren't we? >> getting ready to go on tour. so everybody around america will be able to see them. >> we are so excited.

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tonight. >> just propose to somebody and send us a video right now if you want that prize. it seems -- >> you don't have to go through with it. okay. >> do we have time? all right. >> no, we have no time. >> we have time. >> okay. >> do we have time? she says we have time. we're doing it because we're told we do. do you guys know candyce cameron? >> yes, berrett. >> she posted a picture of herself without makeup on. >> now she's a grown woman. >> she posted the picture. >> first of all, let me say about the picture, she is a beautiful, beautiful woman. >> yeah, she took the picture and posted it so she liked it. >> anyway, apparently a lot of people didn't and they went online and started slamming her. >> the only thing i would say is it doesn't look like her. it doesn't look like her at all to me. she's a very attractive person. >> she says of the social media,

i'm shocked at how mean and ugly people can be towards one another. for all of you who think i look old and have no problem telling me while you hide behind a screen. shame on you. >> it's easy to be so brave when you're anonymous. >> you post a picture of a night you had fun. this happened to me before. you post a picture. oh, my god, it was so fun. you start looking at the comments, oh, my god. you can't believe someone would find -- you remember your joyful night. she's proud of that photo and then suddenly people write terrible things and words sink in. they stay with you. i think it's funny, when you read them you try to go, who cares, so what, but as a human being. >> hoda has learned how to beat that, beat the system. show them your look every single time you read a picture. >> if you're ever going to take a selfie. i'll give you the perfect pose. first of all, think of someone you love. your eyes will always be happy. >> who are you thinking of? >> second thing is -- second thing is open your mouth because it looks like you're having fun.

ready? >> okay. >> don't you wish you were where i am right now? it does, right? >> there she is. that was yesterday. >> jaclyn wouldn't open her mouth. i asked everyone to play. >> she did, hoda, just not as widely as you. >> they are getting ready to go on tour but they stopped by to sing for us first. a performance from the frey coming up. >> plus, roma downie and mark burnett. >> ice dancing gold medalists meryl davis and charlie white hit the rockefeller rink and now they have come inside to talk to us. >> they've brought along [ male announcer ] applebee's is out to prove the real value of lunch.

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they brought home gold, a gold medal in ice dancing. a fete they could never have achieved without the love and support of their family. >> meryl and charlie are here with their moms, cheryl davis and jackie white. >> hi. >> hi, ladies. nice to have you join us. >> half of the fun watching you two skate was watching you two. you know, i was there with the parent cam. as they are going through their moves, what goes through you guys every time they hit the ice and, you know, you watch them? are you biting your nails? >> we're biting our nails. >> even though you know they have 99% they'll get through it just fine? >> yes. yes. yes. >> you know the program in advance because you probably go to tons and tons of rehearsals so you know when that toughest thing is coming, right? >> is coming, right. >> it's like, oh. >> do you grab each other's hands? because you're always there, right? >> sometimes. sometimes. we're pinching like this until we're bleeding.

>> do you guys feel the presence of your moms in the audience? >> yeah, absolutely. sometimes we don't really know where they are, but we -- it's kind of a ritual for us to go hug them before we go down to compete. so we feel the love before we get out there. >> well, i loved reading about you and how you all -- you both sort of had a similar attitude about how to raise your children. tell us a little bit about that. >> do you want to talk? >> sure. i have laryngitis. >> they're sharing. >> i think we have very -- a lot of ideas in common as far as parenting goes. but with the sport, we always just really tried to keep it theirs. we didn't push them. we didn't have to, they pushed us. but, you know, we tried really hard to let it be their sport and to just be there to support them and give them whatever they needed. >> we read brian boitano's book. you read that book. you took kind of a cue from

that, like let them have their time on the ice. >> when charlie was young i used to read biographies and auto biographies to him. brian boitano's book. he probably doesn't remember. he was so young. he was 5 or 6. it really -- >> read me a story. >> read me that autobiography again. >> read a fairy tale. today is national fairy tale day. mommy's going to read you a story. >> it was quite a while after he learned to read. it struck a chord with me that his mom said that she let it be his sport. >> now everyone, charlie, when we look at you two, i know you guys, you have a platonic relationship. was there ever or could there ever be anything? america's rooting for that? make it work, okay? >> you know, i think we have such a unique relationship. it's really hard to define with sort of the way people look at us and, you know, we're blessed

to have found each other at a young age. we've grown up together. this partnership is 17 years of our life, and we've spent more time together than we have with our actual siblings. >> but the way you have to look at each other. >> that took a long time, you know, and that was -- >> for you, too, meryl? >> yeah. we definitely had to grow into ourselves on and off the ice. yeah, i mean, our relationship has certainly evolved as we've grown older. i think that kind of history and that comfort with one another has helped us translate what we can bring to the ice now. >> we are so proud of you guys. >> i can't believe it. >> we love you guys for what you did for your kids. >> thank you for giving birth to them. >> they deserve the credit. >> we're glad you celebrate them. >> thank you so much. >> coming up, we're going to play a game of who knew. it's about the oscars. >> and roma downey and mark burnett give us a look at their my mother and my grandmother are very old fashioned. i think we both are clean freaks. i used to scrub the floor on my knees.

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meanwhile, the bay bridge toll plaza with a sizable back up. tune in at 11:00 for the latest on weather. ♪ ♪ you, you and you >> we're back with more of "today" on this wines day wednesday. we're here to play "who knew." we're about to test your knowledge of all things oscar. kathie lee will be on the red carpet, but she's also across the street at the nbc experience store. ready to hand out 100 bucks who get it right and those who don't, a kathie lee cd. here to help me out is senior writer from entertainment weekly, tim stack. here's a question, which award is the heaviest? the emmys, the golden globe, the oscar or the tony? tim, what is the answer? >> the envelope, please. >> what is it? >> the answer is the oscar. the oscar.

it is 8 1/2 pounds. that's about what i lift normally. >> okay. >> that's how i got and these guns. so i'm sure you can do that. you're very fit. you can do much better. >> lovely family from lancaster, right, in pennsylvania. okay. this year, six out of nine best picture nominated films are at least loosely based on a true story. which is not based on a true story? >> "nebraska." >> good for you. >> yes. got one right. >> you wanted the cd. >> i have seen them all. >> oh, wow. one of the few people who has seen all of the movies. >> there's a lot. "nebraska", it's a -- an original screenplay by bob nelson. sixes six oscar nominations.

including best director bruce dern. kind of a sentimental favorite. back across to kathy. >> last year's ceremony clocked in at around 3 hours and 35 minutes. what is the record for the longest telecast? >> "c." >> yeah! >> wow. >> how would anyone know the answer to that question? >> it's rigged. it's rigged over. >> 4 hours and 23 minutes, the 2002 telecast. i think partially because it was the first year they introduced best animated feature. there's a whole other category they introduced and also there was a 9/11 tribute. i think that's why it was longer. >> okay. all right. shorter the better usually. >> another lancaster, pennsylvania, lady, but not together. that's unusual. which of the best actress nominees has not already won an oscar? judi dench, amy adams, cate blanchett or sandra bullock?

>> judi dench. >> she did it on purpose because she wanted my cd. >> correct answer is amy adam. >> she's been nominated five times but never won. sad for her. no, she's fine. >> who will win? >> probably cate blanchett. sort of the favorite. >> where are you from, sir? >> tulsa, oklahoma. >> this sunday marks the second time ellen degeneres will host the academy awards. who has hosted the most number of times? >> billy crystal. >> you're gonna love this cd, i'm telling you. >> you know what? i would have guessed him too, but the correct answer is -- >> bob hope. he hosted 14 times. yeah. >> what? >> never was nominated for an oscar, but got five honorary oscars. >> are you going out or staying here? >> i'm not going out, i'll be here, hoda. i thought i was coming to your house. >> anyway --

>> bakersfield -- yeah, congratulations to the bakersfield drillers. right? they won the state championship last year. okay. which of the following films was nominated for 11 awards but surprisingly won nothing? the color purple, the shaw shank redemption? >> shaw shank redemption. >> such a nice day for me. >> the correct answer? >> the color purple. it was shut out of all the nominations. steven spielberg didn't get anything. it was oprah's kind of big -- big actress nomination. didn't get anything. >> thank you so much. kathie lee will come back from across the street. before you watch the oscars another movie is hitting theaters this weekend, already getting buzz. called "the son of god." we'll talk to the producer mark burnett and actress rona downing right after this. i smell a hit. you discover an exciting combination of tastes. rich, dark chocolate covering soft centers

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such popular shows as "the voice," "survivor" and the a pren dis. >> she's known for her role on "touched by an angel." and "the bible" but together they are one of hollywood's most powerful couples. mark burnett and roma downey. >> they're here with us and hoping to strike another chord with audiences. the new film is called "son of god." >> i have seen it twice. you all know how i feel about t. hoda, you had a chance to see it. >> it's such a great movie. this was a tv series that was a tremendous success. >> surprise. >> did you know when you were shooting this that this may turn into a movie? did you think about that? >> we had huge hopes that america, one nation under god, would embrace a bible series, and of course 100 million americans watched it. and the great thing, in canada "the bible" series beat hockey. >> what? >> god bigger than hockey?

>> that's religion in canada. >> also people should know, the movie is coming out in spanish and korean at the same time. >> in america. >> in america. >> did you just shoot -- do you shoot a lot more? roma, you star in this movie. you're terrific as mary. did you guys shoot a lot more scenes out there? >> we did. we knew when we were shooting "the bible" series that the jesus narrative began to unfold that we had something spectacular, and jesus hasn't been on the big screen for 10 years. 50 years since this was told. we shot additional footage. we put the movie together and this friday it opens in 3,000 theaters across the country. >> wow. look at you. >> roma just told me an amazing thing. tell me about abe foxman with the jewish -- >> we have worked across denominations and reaching out to the jewish community through abe foxman at the ado to make sure we told this movie sensitively setting a political

and historic context. >> right. >> presenting the story in a way that really just emphasized the love of jesus, and mr. foxman gave us a great endorsement from the ado. >> that's terrific. >> a few movies that starts the healing. >> begins the healing. >> wow. finding jesus for this movie, was that difficult? he was on yesterday. we loved him, but was he tough to find? >> isn't he amazing? >> perfect. >> his english is his third language. >> yeah, very bright. >> really amazing. portuguese and spanish and he's a huge star in portugal, spain and brazil. i think americans are going to really find him -- >> did you know right away when you saw him? did you say, that's the guy? >> absolutely right away when we saw him. we knew he was the one. >> you said that you wanted somebody who would embody the lamb and the lion. had to have that kind of compassion and the strength. >> we wanted strength. he has presence. he has charisma. he's easy on the eyes. >> yes, he is. >> hello.

>> and yet at the same time he's tender and he's compassionate. >> you know what he told me the other day when you all left my house for the podcast, he said, i have to be honest, when we were there shooting and it was during the crucifixion and all of that. he said, it was a couple of weeks where i never felt such despair and loneliness as i felt during that time contemplating what was ahead. and he's deeply, deeply moving in this role. >> right. >> kudos to you guys. >> congrats. >> for having the courage to make something like this that will be a hit. we need healing in our world. >> i bet you it will be a huge hit. >> they're coming back to our network, nbc. >> of course they are. >> next year with "a.d." with a series about the new testament and what happened after the resurrection. you guys are awesome. >> thank you for coming to see us. thank you very much. >> "son of god" will open in theaters this friday. go see it. the fray is just ahead to perform their latest single for the u.s. >> don't try to sit home.

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lose? >> gallon over the years. >> tell us the point of the show. what's the point? >> we basically started this show rescuing alligators. we go to people's backyards, you know, when alligators turn up in the most odd places. >> they sure do. >> we catch them and run a rescue. >> they can be destroyed if they're, what, under four feet. >> over four feet. >> over four feet. >> most of them are destroyed. as a trapper you don't get paid. you get paid with the alligators. the trappers harvest the meat and the hide. >> there must be a right way to handle them. tell us what you're doing with the gators you have here. >> look at that mouth. >> i'm just holding him. i've got him cradled in case he decides to spin at you. we can go the other way. >> thank you. we appreciate that. >> we've been watching you kiss that little guy on the mouth which is a little weird. aren't you afraid that he's going to open up and take a snap? >> no. >> why didn't he? >> because they're in love.

>> yeah. >> no. they're used to people. they know we're not going to hurt them. i wouldn't do this with one i just caught. >> they do learn trust then? >> yeah. they don't really like you but they learn to tolerate you. they know you're not a threat. what's the point of wasting the energy. >> your viewership must be an interesting bunch. who's watching? what kind of people are watching your show? >> everybody. >> nascar fangs. >> yeah. they enjoy what we do. they can show people how we grew up and what we do. it's pretty awesome. >> someone once told me to flee a gator you should never flee in a straight line. just zig zag. >> do the opposite. >> trip kathie lee and walk away. >> you are hysterical. >> do you want to kiss him? >> hoda does. >> no, i don't. i'm scared of him. >> good luck with your show. >> catch "gate or boys" when, hod sfwh. >> next week. >> now that we have a captive

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right now at 11:00 an nbc bay area microclimate bay area weather alert. the first of two storms making it's way through the area. on the left there is san jose on the right there is dublin. you see rain drops there on that one camera. >> for sure. >> good morning, thank you nor joining us at 11:00 i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm scott mcgrew. >> we have christie smith monitoring flight cancellations from the storm. bob redell shows us problems caused by fallen tr